V13.463 won't load

Just upgraded to a Dell running W10 on a quad core 6700 CPU w/ 16 gigs ram and a 3 gig GPU.

Since installing, Vegas has been relatively stable, freezing after being on for over 24 hrs. Today, i added 2 jpegs, one a 4 mg file, to the timeline. Vegas froze -- except for the audio, which kept running! Using the task manager, i killed Vegas bu it has frozen during start up ever since. i have deleted the 2 jpegs from the folder where i imported them from but no luck, Vegas still won't open.

I would rename the troubled VEG as a Test, something like TEST.veg and attempt to open it.

Do you know the size of the JPEGs? Something is choking Vegas from opening. If the project Opens without the JPEGs then we have reasonable proof that the stills are responsible. The test I would try, with the TEST.veg would be to temporarily remove the JPEGs from the TEST.veg by locating them in Windows Explorer and renaming them. If the TEST.veg opens but complains that it can't find the JPEGs then have VP ignore them, allow VP to open and when open get busy with the rest of the project to truly confirm that there isn't anything choking VP.

This type of CSI/Forensic process can being very helpful in understanding just what and when VP chokes.